Meet the Newly appointed LAGOS STATE SPORTS AMBASSADOR (Asisat Oshoala) . God bless Governor Akinwunmi Ambode , God bless Lagos State. Itesi Iwaju Ipinle Eko Lo Jewa Logun…..AMBO LE’KAN SI ??@AkinwunmiAmbode #ProudLagosian #FatherFather @followlasg pic.twitter.com/Ab04XKmzOz
— ASISAT M.O.N (@AsisatOshoala) January 11, 2018
Oshoala who is a professional footballer, also plays for the Chinese side Dalian Quanjian FC, after reportedly leaving Arsenal Ladies in England. Born in 1994, this young woman is known for her successful career in football, as she had earlier also won BBC’s Women Footballer of the Year Award in 2015. The Governor praised the Super Falcons striker, as he declared that he was proud of her achievements at a town hall meeting held on Thursday in the state.Oshoala who was named the 2017 African Woman Footballer of the year, at the recently completed Aiteo CAF Awards for the third time, took to Twitter to express her delight and gratitude, which she posted along with a picture.
Special thanks to my governor , the best governor in Nigeria , May God bless you sir @AkinwunmiAmbode ?????? itesi waju eko loje wa logun #ProudLagosian @AkinwunmiAmbode pic.twitter.com/x9QclMRYp7
— ASISAT M.O.N (@AsisatOshoala) January 11, 2018
3rd time African Female Footballer of the Year, Asisat Oshoala, was our guest at Lagos House, Ikeja. Asisat is a sport ambassador of Lagos and we are proud of her achievements. pic.twitter.com/MQwuNmM7GT
— Akinwunmi Ambode (@AkinwunmiAmbode) January 11, 2018
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